Spring in St. Stephen's Green 2

It's still Spring in Dublin!  My awesomer half and I walked through St. Stephens Green on Saturday afternoon.  Gosh, Grafton Street sure was busy!  If anything, it was just refreshing to take a break from the hustle & bustle of town.  The park is still making a great show of its tulips.  The weather was very accommodating yesterday; it was sunny with large lumpy clouds floating about.  Teenagers gathered in groups on the park lawns and couples walked hand in hand.  It was a really nice day.

Iveagh House and Arthur Edward Guinness

This tree was in bloom and was covered with tiny white flowers.  I have no idea what type of tree this is.  St. Stephens Green has over 750 trees planted.

Closeup of the flowers on the bushes under the trees

New spring growth.

Suddenly a wild child appears!  The exact moment I snapped the shutter, this child leapt over the stairs here.  haha I had no idea she was there.

The Office of Public Works does a fantastic job with planting and landscaping the park.  Aren't these tulips great?

Closeup of the purple tulips.  The tiger stripes cool.  Thank you Holland.

We had to wait like 5 minutes while a group of Japanese school girls took pictures of each other in front of this flower urn.  I guess everyone likes flowers.  :)

The lake as viewed from inside The Kiosk, a structure build in 1900.